tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post649067336832629590..comments2023-08-13T04:25:27.199-06:00Comments on Spoiled for the Ordinary: Why I'm Not Doing NaNoJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18363518142334125056noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-72646426908675058402011-11-06T13:48:43.459-07:002011-11-06T13:48:43.459-07:00I've done NaNoWriMo twice before. The first t...I've done NaNoWriMo twice before. The first time, it was just to see if I had the guts and ability to write a whole novel.<br /><br />The answer: yes! And I've been editing the thing ever since. It's almost ready for submission, and I've gotten good feedback on it.<br /><br />The second time, I was just doing it as a way to unwind from the editing the first NaNo job. I got 10,000 words into it, mostly because it wasn't a huge priority. The story is worthwhile though, and I look forward to coming back to it one day.<br /><br />This year, I really need to finish editing that first NaNo attempt--actually finish it, where I'm sort of happy with it.<br /><br />NaNo's good at starting things, I've found, but it's not great at finishing them, even with the editing month they have. Plus, because you're just going through and typing whatever you feel like in a NaNo novel, editing the thing is super-annoying. The first time through was mostly just deleting, deleting, deleting! I wasted a lot of time on really stupid stuff trying to make word count. That's another downside to NaNo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-80165716316034933742011-11-03T11:11:18.406-06:002011-11-03T11:11:18.406-06:00Katie, I hear you. My last attempt at NaNo did giv...Katie, I hear you. My last attempt at NaNo did give me the seeds for a chapter or two, but I got so far ahead of where I was with my plot that I was really hung out to dry. <br /><br />We need to have a support system for writers who can't do NaNo!Jasonhttp://spoiledfortheordinary.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26401815.post-52429797574511442142011-11-02T13:36:58.966-06:002011-11-02T13:36:58.966-06:00I've tried NaNoWriMo twice before as well, and...I've tried NaNoWriMo twice before as well, and it hasn't worked for me, either. Last year I was able to write more words than I ever had in a month, but it still fell far short of the goal. I was forced to shelve the story when I realized the heroine could save the day with one savvy move - 20,000 words in.<br /><br />I almost jumped in again this year, but common sense won out. Any story ideas that I've thought through enough to write I've already started. I have three fun ideas that I'd love to write, but they are still firmly in the "what if" stages.<br /><br />As primarily a pantster, I need that thinking time figure out where the story's going next. I speed up toward the end of the story, but even then my average tends to be 1000 words a day - far less than what NaNo requires.Katie Hart - Pinterest Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892763965326103296noreply@blogger.com